Dancing and singing parrot- it's name is Snowball the Cockatoo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j_fxs8mUcQ
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' M' }( V/ I4 J' jSCHERERVILLE, Ind. - Snowball the cockatoo can't get enough of the Backstreet Boys.5 B7 ^+ W9 M( O* k
( a) b8 E$ E* a; J6 J1 x$ q7 nThe 11-year-old medium sulphur-crested cockatoo lifts his legs, squawks and bobs his head, flashing his bright yellow crest to the beat of the boy band's "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)." He even takes a bow with a vigorous bob of his head at the end of the 1997 pop tune.2 j" ?8 N) X( ~4 w6 U1 t' ^6 B
# z( ?* [) c; j6 L2 }& y3 YWhen Snowball was given to a bird rescue shelter a few months ago, the man included the CD and instructions to watch his reaction.
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Irena Schulz said she almost fainted at the sight., F5 H& V5 x1 f1 A
6 `7 p& v! E+ ?* _# ?"I'm thinking, 'What on earth is this? This is unreal,"' said Irena, who runs Bird Lovers Only Rescue with her husband, Chuck.
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The couple said they have been contacted by people from around the world who have watched Snowball on the video-sharing website YouTube.
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The northwestern Indiana couple have more than 30 birds in their home and many are available for adoption. "He makes a great spokesbird for the rescue," Chuck Schulz said.# \; X8 ~0 X) J6 C
3 K5 K, U" e1 H! K2 {# b1 [0 D0 [Snowball has found his permanent home.
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"He's my baby," Irena Schulz said. "He will stay here and be loved." |